I hate clutter.

That's quite a tire collection you have. I ride tires till they're worn out and then I replace. When I get a new fork or cranks, etc. I usually give the old ones away to friends. I may buy tires in bulk sometimes if they are on sale, but I rarely swap out until the tire is worn out or the sidewall needs to be replaced. Only exception was some 2.35 High Rollers that were so skinny and sketchy that I took em off after 2 rides and gave em away. I normally rock nevegals in the front and a larsen tt or mutano raptor in the rear. I am interested in trying the new 2.55 Weirwolf LT on the rear of my 5 pack.

"And I shout that your all fakes and you should have seen the look on your face"

3' tall stack of assorted Maxxis tires, half of em used once or twice.
4' tall stack of assorted Michelain tires, half of em used once or twice
Then I have a 2' stack of tires that I have no idea why I keep around, just give em to friends?

3' tall stack of assorted Maxxis tires, half of em used once or twice.
4' tall stack of assorted Michelain tires, half of em used once or twice
Then I have a 2' stack of tires that I have no idea why I keep around, just give em to friends?

Anyone need some hula hoops??

Talk to me about any of those maxxis or michelins you want to get rid of. These are dh tires right?

STRAVA: Enabling dorks everywhere to get trails shut down........ all for the sake of a race on the internet.

Decomposing rubber

Does anyone know how long a typical mountain bike tyre will last hanging up in a shaded garage? Is it possible for the rubber compound to break down, age or otherwise change? It's not a very stable area temperature-wise - I'd suggest that the tyres have been exposed to ambients as high as 45-50 deg C, and as low as 4-5 deg C.

I've got a few spare tyres from my last flirtation with dirt that are getting on for ten years old , and while it's obviously a technology that has taken off in that timeframe, I'm just wondering if it's worth my while hanging onto any of them?

It's a random bunch - from IRC El Gatos to an unused set of onZa Porcs through to some Michelins I blagged from the 1996 Worlds in Cairns...